436 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Nepenthes—continued. Nepenthes—continued. 
smaller than the mouth, greenish, striped and speckled with red. broad at the base, lanceolate. Pitchers Sin. by 1łin., elongate, 
1882. A hybrid of American origin. (G. C. n. s., xviii. 29.) cylindrical, slightly dilated at the base, reddish, with conspicuous 
N. Courtii (Court’s).* J. dark green, coriaceous, lanceolate, acute veins, or wholly green; wings deep fringed ; month ovate, 
at the apex, tapering towards the base, which expands to clasp slightly prolonged at the back, surrounded by a greenish-yellow, 
the stem. Pitchers dull greyish-green, spotted with red, about finely-ribbed rim; lid about the size of the mouth, cordate, 
in. by 24in., distended at the base, cylindrical above the middle, emarginate, with a simple spur, Borneo. (G. C. n. s., xvii. 
with deep, sharply laciniate wings, equal in width all the way 
down; mouth ovate, finely and evenly ribbed; lid somewhat N. Hookeriana (Hooker’s).* J. coriaceous, nearly glabrous, acute 
convex-ovate, smaller than the mouth, and with a single spur at at both ends. Pitchers spotted with red; sub-globose, or some- 
the back. 1881. A remarkably handsome hybrid, raised by Mr. times elongated, with a flattish, finely-ribbed margin surrounding 
Court at Messrs. Veitch’s. (G. C. n. s., xvi. 845.) the ovate mouth, and scarcely prolonged at the back; wings 
N. distillatoria (distilling). J. bright light green. Pitchers Gin. very deep, broad, rounded at both ends, and sharply laciniate at 
to Sin. long. Ceylon, 1789. A very desirable species, of free the margin; lid flat, obovate, emarginate, with a simple spur at 
growth, and requiring less heat than any other. See Fig. 671. A the base. Sarawak, 1847. A very handsome plant, closely related 
Fic. 672. LEAK AND PITCHER OF NEPENTHES MADAGASCARIENSIS. 
variety named rubra is very distinct and ornamental, having to N. Raflesiana, from which it differs in its short petiole, its 
deep blood-red pitchers. venation, but more especially in the flatter (not hood-like) lid, 
N. distillatoria (distilling), of Graham. A synonym of N. and in the absence of the long process supporting it, which is so 
Khasiana. marked a feature of the latter. (G. C. n. s., xvi. 813.) 
N. Dominiana (Dominy’s). I. dark green, coriaceous, broad, N. i 75 i 
oblong. Pitchers deep green, and slightly spotted, several inches pi osm Pee 1 EE 8 
in height. A handsome garden hybrid, of robust growth. garden hybrid. The variety maculata resembles the type in 
N. Dormanniana (Dormann’s).* J. broadly lanceolate, acute at general appearance; but the pitchers, which are about 10in. long, 
the apex, finely ciliate at the edges. Pitchers green, heavily are profusely streaked with reddish-purple upon a dark green 
spotted with deep red blotches, nearly 6in. by 3in., flask-shaped, ground, 
pointed at the base, distended below the middle, tapering up- f A ‘i > 
wards into a broad tube, the rim of which is broad, finely ribbed, N. intermedia (intermediate).* 1. coriaceous, tapering to both 
and slightly oblique; wings deep, fringed at the edges, and ends. Pitchers green, spotted with red, about 6in. by 23in., 
rounded at the base; lid broadly ovate, with a simple spur 
at the base. A fine hybrid, probably of American origin. 
(G. C. n. s., xvii. 525.) > 
N. hirsuta glabrescens (hairy-glabrescent). I. sub-amplexicaul, 
somewhat cylindrical, pointed at the base, slightly swollen in 
the middle ; wings broad, rounded at the base, fringed ; mouth 
obliquely ovate, prolonged at the back into a column supporting 
the lid, which is ovate-obtuse, slightly hooded. 1882. A hand- 
some hybrid. (G. C. n. s., xvii. 179.) 
